South Korea 0-2 Jordan sent the opponent to the first Asian Cup final in team history, and the result was surprising, but the process was not surprising. As for the South Korean team, they were the undisputed hegemon in Asia in the first two Asian Cups, but in the 64 years since, the Colorful Taiji Tigers have never brought the trophy back to Gangnam Province.
In terms of spectacle, Jordan was even the team that had the upper hand: they had a terrifying 17-7 shot ratio, they were able to play a good backcourt pass under South Korea's high post, and Tamari single-handedly penetrated South Korea's penalty area - just looking at the game, South Korea was more like the team ranked 87th in FIFA......
With the semi-finals of this Asian Cup, Sun Xingmin once again missed the opportunity to win the championship, so far in his career, Sun Xingmin has won only one Asian Games gold medal in team honors. So far in his career, he has reached the Champions League final with Tottenham and scored the Premier League Golden Boot without a penalty, but he is the king of the guns, following the path of his former team-mate Kane in terms of teamwork.
At present, the only suspense is who will be the first to win Tianbanzi in the Son Heung-min era, whether the South Korean team will win the Asian Cup first to break the 64-year curse, or Tottenham Hotspur will win the Premier League first and break the 63-year league title drought......
In the case of this Asian Cup, South Korea's poor defense is perhaps the most important to blame: in this Asian Cup, South Korea conceded 10 goals in six games and conceded goals in every game, while in the previous two Asian Cups, South Korea conceded only four goals combined. Considering that the South Korean team's backline is still led by Kim Min-jae, the team's tactics rely heavily on counterattacks that rely on individual ability after defense, such a defensive performance is indeed sorry for the efforts of the Korean team's frontcourt players.
However, in terms of personal performance, Son Heung-min's performance was indeed a little less interesting. He scored 3 goals and 1 assist in this Asian Cup, and before the game against Jordan, he led the South Korean attacking line to score 11 goals in 5 games, averaging 6 shots on target per game, and the South Korean team is also one of the most powerful teams in this Asian Cup.
But when he bumped into Jordan last night, South Korea's attacking problems were exposed: when he couldn't get an advantage in the midfield, it was difficult for Son Heung-min to have too many opportunities to get the ball up front. And when he retreated, he was able to rely on explosiveness to play a good containment in the local area, but his passing was not enough to kill people, and he couldn't kill people by relying on his point alone: so Son Heung-min had 5 successful dribbles in the whole game, but 0 shots on goal and 0 key passes in the whole game, and the South Korean team had 0 shots on target in the whole game.
Relying on his personal ability, Sun Xingmin did not disappear. He has maintained his influence on the pitch, scoring one goal for South Korea at one point (but was blown offside) and linking up with Lee Gang-in is not enough to score. Towards the end of the game, Son Heung-min broke the ball in the backcourt and ran to the front court alone, almost breaking through Jordan's double-line defense, but he is not an all-round ball-holding core after all, just a wing/shooter swingman, and he is naturally inferior in terms of impact in the game.
After the Asian Cup, Son Heung-min will also go to Tottenham Hotspur to compete in the Premier League with the team. Son Heung-min has been involved in 17 Premier League goals in previous games, ranking fourth among all players, and with a number of injured players returning, Tottenham will also try to regain the form they started the season in order to gamble on Champions League qualification.